Turns out Dead Internet Theory was right: AI agents are eating the Web, growing by nearly 8,000% and rewiring the Internet's business model | Fortune

Turns out Dead Internet Theory was right: AI agents are eating the Web, growing by nearly 8,000% and rewiring…

AI agents crossed the 50% web traffic threshold mid-2026 (Cloudflare: 57.5%), with agentic traffic exploding 7,851% year-over-year. Companies now design agent-first APIs; Stripe sees 70% API commands from agents, forcing a business model reset for web monetization.